World No.1 Rafael Nadal Has Withdrawn From The Cincinnati Masters As He Prepares For The Upcoming US Open

◼️ The Spanish tennis player wants to ‘take care of his body’ to arrive in the best conditions to the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season.

A few hours after winning the Toronto tournament, the world number one tennis player, Rafael Nadal, resigned to play the Cincinnati Masters to “take care of the body”, two weeks before the start of the US Open.

I am very sorry to announce that I won’t be playing in Cincinnati this year. No other reason than personally taking care of my body and trying to keep as healthy as I feel now.
I am very thankful to my friend Andre Silva, Tournament Director of the Cincinnati tournament,

His absence allows Swiss Roger Federer to be the No. 1 seed for the Cincinnati tournament, which began on Sunday. The Swiss did the reverse of Nadal, by not playing in Toronto to focus on Cincinnati, where he won eight times.